Multicellular Animals

Exploring the complexities of phylogenetic systematics, this book delves into the kinship relations among all organisms, highlighting the challenges of translating natural order into human-made systems. It emphasizes the imperfect nature of scientific inquiry based on historical evidence, revealing how species diversity arises from the continuous splitting of biopopulations over time. The concept of phylogenesis is examined, focusing on the hierarchical relationships of descent communities while acknowledging the limitations in understanding their exact evolutionary paths.